… flowers early in the season. The flowers are only 2 inches in diameter, and the low foliage is only 12 inches tall. In milder climates the foliage is green all year round. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each … The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. Little Grapette has been awarded the …
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… and fluffy. They measure 4.5 inches and appear in mid season. In milder climates the foliage is green all year round. 'Paprika Flame' is a striking addition to any garden. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple … The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… Native to New Zealand, brass buttons is a rhizomatous, mat-forming ground cover that grows to only 2” tall but spreads indefinitely by runners. It features button-like yellow flowers and fern-like green leaves. ‘Platt’s Black’ is a cultivar in which the unusual near black foliage is the real attraction. Delicate, fern-like leaves (to 2” long and to 1/2” wide) are obovate. Foliage will tolerate some foot traffic. Dark gold flowers bloom in early …
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… by American botanist Luther Burbank from three species of European daisies. Each flower is 3 inches across and has pristine white petals surrounding a yellow button disk. Snowcap Shasta daisy ( Leucanthemum × superbum 'Snowcap') is short and compact with a uniform size, and it blooms abundantly from late spring to midsummer. … Shasta daisies should not be confused with the May-blooming, weedy ox-eye daisy that is frequently seen along roadsides. …
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… Geum rivale is commonly known as water avens. It is native to North America where it thrives on wet, boggy soils or swamps. It does well in in … stem. The small, half inch flowers are reddish or orangey pink, nodding and bell shaped. It is hardy in zones 3 to 7. The specific epithet means “growing by streams”. If plant rhizomes are …
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… The kalanchoe is known as felt bush because of the heavy covering of indumentum (hairs) on all surfaces of the large, triangular leaves. This species is native to some of the drier parts of the island of Madagascar, where the indumentum helps … pollen that sticks to the insect until it rubs it off on the next plant it visits. This plant is intolerant of frost. …
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… The thick-stemmed wood fern is native to the forests of northern eastern asia where it thrives as an understory plant on the forest floor with filtered light. It is an attractive vase shaped plant that retains its leaves in winter, although they lie flat on … soils and grows to about 3 feet high and wide. Deer are not attracted to this fern so it is a good choice in areas where deer are a problem. …
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… Stabler's golden-scaled male fern is derived from a naturally occurring hybrid found in the damp rocky woodlands across the … and about 3 feet wide. It prefers shady moist conditions and in milder parts of its range it is evergreen. This fern is suitable as an understory plant or a shady border and its strong vertical growth and very …
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… This species is a shrubby succulent threatened with extinction in its native Tanzania due to habitat loss. The … pairs at the tips of the shoots. It needs full sun and dry moisture conditions. This succulent is one of about 2,000 species in the euphorbia family, many of which are succulents in Old World tropics and deserts. A characteristic of euphorbias is milky sap in the leaves. …
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… Growing only 3' to 6' in height, this spreading shrub is ideal for mass plantings. Fragrant sumac is not grown for its flowers. However, its small fruit, a hairy red drupe borne on the female … an interesting aroma reminiscent of lemon and pine furniture polish. Although fragrant sumac is actually related to poison ivy, most people are not allergic to this plant. A durable shrub …
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